How can something so hot be so cold
It was a peaceful night last night, although it was a might chilly, getting down to the mid-30s.
I went for a brief walk through the lava bed this morning and took a few pictures. I probably should've waited till later in the day since it was kind of cold. You would think the lava bed still has some residual heat, but no, the rocks were cold as ice.
I haven't been blessed with many clouds lately, so the sunrises and sunsets aren't anything to write home about, but I write about them anyway. But starting today, it looks like there's going to be 9 or 10 days of cloudy weather, which hopefully will offer some better picture-taking opportunities.
I only paid for two nights of camping here at the "Valley of Fires", but I don't know how long I will stay here; however, I figure it will be at least two days. After that, I'll head for the Bosque Del Apache, and I'll probably stay there until I get tired of taking pictures of the birds.
Since my favorite commercial RV Park is not open anymore, and that was the only place I've ever stayed while visiting the Bosque, there are two fairly well-known boondocking areas, and I've never been to either one, so maybe this is the time. Either that, or maybe I should skip the Bosque altogether since visiting New Mexico is going to get very expensive with the new fee schedule, and just go to Whitewater Draw in Arizona. They've got about the same number of birds there, but Whitewater Draw is much more convenient since I can camp for free a hundred feet from the lake. I guess I'll have to see how things shake out.
Theboondork
Mountains in the distance.
Sunrise, but unfortunately, no clouds to make it special.
Sunrise over the nearby mountains.
My boondocking spot. There's a covered picnic table off to the left.
A couple of guys and their dogs are walking on the paved path through the lava flow. I've walked it a couple of times before.